MOT fail rates by first-use year

2012 Land Rover Range Rover MOT fail rate and common faults

How Land Rover Range Rover cars first used in 2012 did at their MOTs from 2022 to 2025, against all cars of the same age. From 18,515 DVSA MOT tests of these cars. First use is usually the date the car was first registered.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

At 13 years, tested in 2025

MOT fail rate at age 13 (n=4,444)25.7%

All cars at 13 years (n=6,612,160)38.3%

Difference−12.5 pts

MOT tests of 2012 cars, 2022 to 202518,515

What stands out

In 2025, at 13 years old, Land Rover Range Rover cars first used in 2012 failed 25.7% of MOTs (4,444 tests), 12.5 points below the 38.3% for all cars that age.
From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 10 to 13 years old, the fail rate moved from 22.4% to 25.7%.
Land Rover Range Rover cars first used a year earlier, in 2011, failed 26.8% at the same age of 13 years (3,919 tests, in 2024).
The most common fail item that is not a wear item, for the Land Rover Range Rover at 13 years, is suspension arm bush worn, at 4.0 per 100 MOTs (all cars: 2.0).

MOT fail rate by test year

Land Rover Range Rover cars first used in 2012: share of MOT tests that failed, by test year, against all cars of the same age. Years with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Test year	Age	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars	Difference
2022	10 years	22.4%	4,818	30.3%	−7.9 pts
2023	11 years	23.8%	4,736	33.3%	−9.4 pts
2024	12 years	24.2%	4,517	36.0%	−11.8 pts
2025	13 years	25.7%	4,444	38.3%	−12.5 pts

Most common faults at 13 years

These figures cover all Land Rover Range Rover MOTs at 13 years: cars first used 2009 to 2012, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=14,963). The list uses every first-use year so it has enough tests. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

MOT fail items

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Suspension arm bush worn	4.0	2.0
Driveshaft CV boot split	3.6	2.0
Suspension ball joint worn	3.6	2.5
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded	3.3	0.9
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Wear	2.1	2.1
Tyre with cords exposed Wear	1.4	1.8
Wipers not clearing screen Wear	1.4	2.1
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Wear	1.3	1.2
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Wear	1.1	3.0
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt	1.0	1.4

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=14,963). A test with two items counts once for each.

Advisories

Advisory	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	17.4	5.1
Suspension pin or bush worn, without excessive movement	14.8	8.0
Tyre tread close to the legal limit or worn on the edge Wear	14.6	18.2
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	12.0	7.2
Brake pads wearing thin Wear	8.7	7.3
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	6.5	10.6
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	5.4	3.8
Drive shaft joints: constant velocity boot severely deteriorated	5.4	2.1
Sub-frame pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	5.3	0.3
Shock absorber misting oil	4.9	4.0

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=14,963). A test with two items counts once for each.

Fuel type at 13 years

These figures cover all Land Rover Range Rover MOTs at 13 years: cars first used 2009 to 2012, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=14,963). Each fuel is set against all cars of the same fuel and age. Fuels with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Fuel	Share of tests	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars, same fuel	Median mileage
Diesel	93.2%	26.8%	13,940	39.1%	112,340 miles
Petrol	6.8%	21.6%	1,022	37.7%	91,414 miles

Fail rate by mileage at 13 years

These figures cover all Land Rover Range Rover MOTs at 13 years: cars first used 2009 to 2012, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=14,963). At 13 years, Land Rover Range Rover cars at over 150,000 miles failed more often (32.3%, n=1,853) than those at 60,000 to 90,000 miles (22.6%, n=2,839). Bands with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Mileage at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
60,000 to 90,000 miles	22.6%	2,839	38.0%
90,000 to 120,000 miles	26.6%	5,464	42.2%
120,000 to 150,000 miles	28.7%	3,944	43.2%
Over 150,000 miles	32.3%	1,853	43.0%

Car tax rules for a 2012 car

Cars first registered from 1 March 2001 to 31 March 2017 are taxed by CO2 emissions band, from band A (the lowest emissions) to band M. The band is set by the CO2 figure on the V5C logbook.

These are the rules, not the amount for a specific car. Car tax check

ULEZ and clean air zones

Petrol cars first registered from 2006 usually meet Euro 4, the petrol standard for the London ULEZ, so they usually do not pay the daily charge.
Diesel cars first registered before September 2015 usually do not meet Euro 6, so a 2012 diesel usually pays the ULEZ daily charge. A few models met Euro 6 early.
The clean air zones in Birmingham and Bristol use the same Euro 4 petrol and Euro 6 diesel standards. The low emission zones in Scotland use them too, but enforce them with fines, not a daily charge.

The Euro standard of the car decides, not the year alone. ULEZ checker

Other years of the Land Rover Range Rover

2011 Land Rover Range Rover 2013 Land Rover Range Rover

Other Land Rover models first used in 2012

Model	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque (2012)	13 years in 2025	27.0%	12,988	38.3%
Land Rover Freelander (2012)	13 years in 2025	28.6%	10,362	38.3%
Land Rover Discovery (2012)	13 years in 2025	27.1%	6,548	38.3%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport (2012)	13 years in 2025	21.7%	5,637	38.3%
Land Rover Defender (2012)	13 years in 2025	28.4%	3,799	38.3%

More on the Land Rover Range Rover

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 28 September 2026.

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Car tax and clean air zone rules are summarised from GOV.UK and Transport for London guidance. They are general rules and are not drawn from the MOT data.